Flax — For other uses, see Flax (disambiguation). Flax Flax plant Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
flax-dresser — flaxˈ dresser noun A person who prepares flax for the spinner by the successive processes of rippling, retting, grassing, breaking, and scutching • • • Main Entry: ↑flax … Useful english dictionary
Breaking — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Daina (Lithuania) — Daina redirects here. For other uses, see Daina (disambiguation). Folklore band Kulgrinda performing dainas and dancing Daina is the traditional name of vocal folk music in the Baltic languages, and is preserved in Lithuania and Latvia.… … Wikipedia
Textile manufacturing — is one of the oldest human industries. The oldest known textiles date back to about 5000 B.C. In order to make textiles, the first requirement is a source of fiber from which a yarn can be made, primarily by spinning. The yarn is processed by… … Wikipedia
List of The Office (U.S. TV series) characters — This article is about the characters from the American version of The Office. For characters from the British version, see Characters from The Office (UK). The following is a catalogue of characters from the U.S. version of The Office. The Office … Wikipedia
List of Biblical names — This is a list of names from the Bible, mainly taken from the 19th century public domain resource: : Hitchcock s New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible by Roswell D. Hitchcock, New York: A. J. Johnson, 1874, c1869.Each name is given with its … Wikipedia
seed and fruit — ▪ plant reproductive part Introduction respectively, the characteristic reproductive (reproductive system, plant) body of both angiosperms (flowering plants) and gymnosperms (conifers, cycads, and ginkgos) and the ovary that encloses it.… … Universalium
textile — /teks tuyl, til/, n. 1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting. 2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile. adj. 3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics. 4 … Universalium
History of Canterbury, New Zealand — Pre 1840 Maori Period= IntroductionProbably no more than 500 Māori were living in Canterbury when European settlement began in the 1840s. These Māori, part of the Ngāi Tahu tribe which occupied the South Island of New Zealand, were remnants of a… … Wikipedia
Sailcloth — Sails have been made from cloth for all of recorded history. Typically sails were made from flax (linen), hemp or cotton in various forms including canvas. However, modern sails are rarely made from natural fibers. Most sails are made from… … Wikipedia
